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Toyota recalls more than 1 million vehicles over potential airbag issue

Toyota's recall is due to a potential airbag defect that could prevent it from properly deploying, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.
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X (formerly Twitter) returns after global outage

X, formerly Twitter, suffered a global outage for about 90 minutes early on Thursday morning, and the cause has yet to be revealed.
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Apple ramping up production of Vision Pro ahead of sooner-than-expected launch

Apple is ramping up production of its new Vision Pro mixed-reality headset for a sooner-than-expected launch, according to a new report.
SpaceX tests the engines on the Starship spacecraft.

Watch SpaceX’s dramatic drone view of Starship test ahead of 3rd flight

SpaceX has shared dramatic footage showing a recent engine test involving its Starship spacecraft ahead of its third test flight atop the Super Heavy rocket.
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See how Blue Origin’s rocket did in first flight since 2022 explosion

Blue Origin has returned to flight 15 months after a midair explosion involving its suborbital New Shepard rocket grounded its operation.
Chris and Julie Ramsey in their EV at the South Pole.

This couple just did something remarkable in an EV

A couple from Scotland has completed an epic pole-to-pole drive in an electric vehicle (EV) in what’s believed to be a world first.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk behind the wheel of a Cybertruck.

Tesla’s Cybertruck could soon transform into a boat, says Musk

Tesla boss Elon Musk says he wants to offer a mod package that would enable the new Cybertruck pickup to transform into a boat.
An Artemis II astronaut comes down a slide as part of training.

Astronaut training for moon mission looks like a fun day at a playground

Part of NASA's training for the Artemis II astronauts includes sending them down a little slide. But there's a good reason for the exercise.
New Shepard lifts off from Launch Site One in West Texas for the NS-16 mission on July 20, 2021.

How to watch Blue Origin’s rocket return to flight

The mission marks a return to flight after Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket exploded in midair shortly after its last launch in September 2022.
SpaceX's Super Heavy booster on its way to the launchpad.

SpaceX shares stunning night shots of festive-looking Super Heavy rocket

SpaceX has shared a trio of awesome night shots showing its mighty Super Heavy booster being rolled to the launchpad ahead of the Starship's third test flight.
Taters the cat in a video beamed from deep space.

A NASA cat video in deep space just did something very special

NASA has streamed the first ultra-HD video (of a cat!) via laser from deep space, paving the way for higher-data-rate communications in future missions.
How a paved road and landing pad might look on the moon.

NASA video highlights first commercial delivery service to the moon

NASA has shared a video highlighting its plan to launch the first commercial delivery service to the moon that will radically advance its explorations there.
Instagram Threads app.

X rival Threads could be about to get millions of more users

Threads – Meta’s rival to X, formerly Twitter – is hoping to get a big boost after launching in the EU, a market with nearly half a billion people.
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Beleaguered robotaxi startup Cruise lays off quarter of workforce

Beleaguered robotaxi startup Cruise has laid off 900 workers as it seeks to slash costs ahead of a return to on-street operations.
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NASA video tells the tale of the missing space tomatoes

NASA has shared a video telling the story of the disappearing space tomatoes, a mysterious tale that recently made headlines around the world.
The Falcon Heavy rocket on the launchpad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

SpaceX scrubs Falcon Heavy launch for 4th day in a row

SpaceX has scrubbed Wednesday night’s launch of the triple-booster Falcon Heavy rocket, marking the fourth such delay in as many days.
The International Space Station.

Watch this footage of a shooting star captured from the space station

As the Geminid meteor shower nears its peak, an astronaut has shared footage of a shooting star he recently witnessed from the ISS.
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Amazon’s new Your Books hub will nudge you to buy more books

Amazon has launched Your Books, an online service for bookworms that will probably result in customers buying even more books.
NASA's Perserverance Mars rover.

Perseverance joins the 1,000-sols club on Mars, gets congratulated by Curiosity

NASA's Perseverance rover this week reached 1,000 martian sols after arriving on the faraway planet in February 2021.
New Shepard lifts off from Launch Site One in West Texas for the NS-16 mission on July 20, 2021.

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin to make first rocket flight since 2022 explosion

Blue Origin is aiming to launch its New Shepard rocket as early as next week in its first flight since September 2022 when the vehicle exploded in midair.
Tesla's Optimus robot dancing.

Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot can now dance like Elon Musk

Elon Musk has just shared a video showing the latest improvements to Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot, which include a sleeker design and faster movement.
Tinder on the GooglePlay App Store.

Google loses landmark antitrust lawsuit against Epic Games

Google has lost a landmark case against Epic Games after a jury decided on Monday that the web giant operates an illegal monopoly via its Android app store.
The crew of STS-88, the first shuttle mission to the International Space Station in 1998.

Here’s how the space station made history 25 years ago today

The International Space Station made history 25 years ago today, and NASA marked the occasion by sharing two very special photographs.
The view from inside NASA's Orion spacecraft as it reentered Earth's atmosphere at the end of the Artemis I mission in December 2022.

Extraordinary footage shows Orion’s ride to Earth exactly a year ago

NASA has shared some extraordinary footage from the inside of the Orion spacecraft as it returned to Earth at high speed a year ago this week.
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Apple Vision Pro launch nears as staff get special training

Apple is making final preparations for the highly anticipated launch of the Vision Pro, the $3,499 mixed-reality headset that it unveiled in June.
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Check out the design of Tencent’s flashy new headquarters

Chinese tech giant Tencent has shared the design of its striking new headquarters that will welcome 23,000 workers upon its completion.
NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter acquired this image using its navigation camera. This camera is mounted in the helicopter's fuselage and pointed directly downward to track the ground during flight. This image was acquired on Oct. 24, 2021 (Sol 241 of the Perseverance rover mission) at the local mean solar time of 12:34:15.

NASA’s Mars helicopter is about to attempt a colossal flight

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter is about to attempt its longest flight across Mars since its first hover in April 2021.
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Disney+ to begin crack down on password sharing

Disney+ is following in the footsteps of rival streaming service Netflix and is about to get tough with those sharing passwords.
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WhatsApp now lets you send self-destructing voice messages

WhatsApp has offered self-destructing photo and video messages since 2021, and now it's expanded the feature to voice messages.
SpaceX's Starship spacecraft separating from the first-stage Super Heavy rocket in the vehicle's second integrated test flight in November 2023.

SpaceX shares cinematic footage of last month’s Starship mission

SpaceX has shared spectacular new footage of last month’s launch of the Starship, the most powerful rocket ever to fly.
The International Space Station.

Watch the birth of the International Space Station 25 years ago

Exactly 25 years ago, the U.S. Unity module linked together with Russia’s Zarya module in Earth orbit, marking the beginning of the International Space Station.
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Much-desired iPhone feature may not arrive until 2027

A design feature that's gradually making its way to Android phones may not arrive on the iPhone for another four years.
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You can probably guess Wikipedia’s most-viewed article of 2023

Wikipedia has released its annual list revealing its most viewed pages from the last 12 months, and you can probably guess what comes out on top ...
YouTuber Trevor Jacob jumps from his plane shortly before it crashes.

YouTuber gets more than just clicks for deliberately crashing plane

YouTuber and former Olympic snowboarder Trevor Jacob has been jailed for his part in a video stunt that involved crashing a plane.
The International Space Station.

25 amazing ISS photos to mark 25 years of the space station

Enjoy a stunning set of photos of the International Space Station as the orbital facility this week marks 25 years of operations.
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Watch the trailer for new space-based thriller I.S.S.

Check out the trailer for the high-octane thriller I.S.S (International Space Station), coming to movie theaters on January 19.
VSS Unity during a test flight to the edge of space.

Virgin Galactic to lose funding from its billionaire founder

Richard Branson has said he will no longer put any money into Virgin Galactic, the space tourism company that he founded 19 years ago.
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter.

NASA’s Mars helicopter still working fine after month-long break

It's always a tense moment for NASA as it comes to fly its Mars helicopter after a long break, but the plucky aircraft performed just fine on its latest trip.